Beggarstown, Philadelphia

#834 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Beggarstown or Bettelhausen was a small community that was located in the present day neighborhood of Mount Airy in Northwest Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It centered primarily along a stretch of relatively flat land along Germantown Avenue roughly between Upsal Street and Gorgas Lane. ()

Coordinates: 40°3'29"N, 75°10'26"W

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Upper Northwest (East Mount Airy)Philadelphia United States

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Beggarstown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cheltenham Square Mall, St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cliveden, Upper Burial Ground.

1.4 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cheltenham Square Mall, Philadelphia
37 min walk • Greenleaf at Cheltenham, formerly Cheltenham Square Mall, is an outdoor shopping center and former enclosed shopping mall along Cheltenham Avenue between Ogontz Avenue and Washington Lane on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.
0.7 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philadelphia
18 min walk • St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church building in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, just north of the Germantown neighborhood. The congregation was founded sometime before 1728 and three successive church buildings have occupied the same location since that time. The church was closed in 2016.
0.8 miSW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Cliveden, Philadelphia
22 min walk • Cliveden, also known as the Chew House, is a historic site owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, located in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia. Built as a country house for attorney Benjamin Chew, Cliveden was completed in 1767 and was home to seven generations of the Chew family.
1 miS
Cemetery
Upper Burial Ground, Philadelphia
27 min walk • The Upper Burial Ground is a cemetery in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable as the last resting place of 58 American soldiers from the Battle of Germantown in the American Revolution.
1.1 miS
Church
Germantown Mennonite Church, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Mennonite Meetinghouse is a historic Mennonite church building at 6119 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first settlers in Germantown in 1683 were Dutch or Germans recruited by William Penn.
0.9 miW
Theater
Sedgwick Theater, Philadelphia
23 min walk • The Sedgwick Theater is a historic American theater in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928 and designed by architect William Harold Lee. It is one of the remaining 20 Philadelphia theaters as of 2006 which he designed; nine have been demolished.
1.2 miSW
Synagogue
Dorshei Derekh, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Dorshei Derekh is a Jewish prayer group at Germantown Jewish Centre in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. Its name is Hebrew for "Seekers of a Way." The minyan is an affiliate of the Reconstructing Judaism.
1.1 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John Johnson House, Philadelphia
28 min walk • The John Johnson House is a National Historic Landmark in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, significant for its role in the antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad.
1.1 miS
Museum, History museum
Concord School House, Philadelphia
27 min walk • The Concord School House is a historic one-room schoolhouse in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is operated today as a museum.
1 miE
Cemetery
Philadelphia National Cemetery, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Philadelphia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1862 as nine leased lots in seven private cemeteries in the Philadelphia region.
1.4 miNW
Church
Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, Philadelphia
35 min walk • The Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting is a monthly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. First meeting in 1924, they were the first "United" monthly meeting, reconciling Philadelphia Quakers after the Hicksite/Orthodox schism of 1827. The original Meeting House, built in 1931, was located at 100 E.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Beggarstown?

Nearby attractions include Awbury Historic District, Philadelphia (13 min walk), Awbury Arboretum, Philadelphia (17 min walk), St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philadelphia (18 min walk), Beggarstown School, Philadelphia (19 min walk).

How to get to Beggarstown by public transport?

The nearest stations to Beggarstown:

Train

Stenton (9 min walk)
Washington Lane (13 min walk)